Mmmm, would this actually work?

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Mmmm, would this actually work?
Topic Started: Sat Jul 4, 2009 8:45 am (135 Views)
Stempies	Sat Jul 4, 2009 8:45 am Post #1
Hot Lips Posts: 3,305 Group: Members Member #2,380 Joined: March 6, 2008	Would this work or just make it run weak?? Surely be easy to rig up an induction fan without this cost!! Ebay link If i'm able in the next few days i might make my own!



Tim.W	Sat Jul 4, 2009 8:56 am Post #2
Sportline Crazy Posts: 1,223 Group: Members Member #1,655 Joined: September 1, 2007	There has to be something not right here - 'Turbo Supercharger' They are different things. And i doubt its going to be any good for �40 new! Quote: The fan on the unit helps push more air into your cars intake in addition to adding a cool sound that is neither too loud or too low. thats a turbo...



RobertE	Sat Jul 4, 2009 9:13 am Post #3
Serial victim... Posts: 6,863 Group: Members Member #1,403 Joined: June 13, 2007	It's a hairdryer. I'm told that they are a total waste of time.



Matt	Sat Jul 4, 2009 9:48 am Post #4
Administrator - Hawk Eye Posts: 14,126 Group: Admin Member #20 Joined: November 8, 2005	Complete waste of time. How is a cheap chinese electric fan going to push as much air as an exhaust driven turbocharger? Ask the seller what RPM the blades spin at. Bet its no where near the RPM's of an actual turbo. It would actually be more of a restriction sticking that thing on your intake.



dennisbots	Sat Jul 4, 2009 10:00 am Post #5
Member Posts: 554 Group: Members Member #1,903 Joined: November 10, 2007	To give you an idea. A 600hp turbo or compressor put out about 1000CFM. Now do your calculations for you car (scale it back to your horsepower). No way a 26$$ electric motor will push that much air (spec under pressure). Ontop of that if more air go's into the engine also more fuel is needed with the same AFR. Better leave this for your wife's hear, or blow up an airbed with it on you vacation.



Matt	Sat Jul 4, 2009 10:27 am Post #6
Administrator - Hawk Eye Posts: 14,126 Group: Admin Member #20 Joined: November 8, 2005	dennisbots Sat Jul 4, 2009 10:00 am Better leave this for your wife's hear, or blow up an airbed with it on you vacation. Couldn't of put it better myself



Downside190	Sat Jul 4, 2009 10:52 am Post #7
W201 Junky Posts: 2,538 Group: Members Member #1,576 Joined: August 5, 2007	funny you should mention these as i has to spend quite some time trying to convince my brother that this is a complete waste of money. How people fall for these things i'll never know.



Stempies	Sat Jul 4, 2009 11:37 am Post #8
Hot Lips Posts: 3,305 Group: Members Member #2,380 Joined: March 6, 2008	Fully agree that no electric fan can match the std induction suck!!. But would the right pitch of (non electric) fan blade force more air through at full throttle?



alogaparaloga	Sat Jul 4, 2009 12:09 pm Post #9
crazy mind Posts: 602 Group: Members Member #2,419 Joined: March 14, 2008	Well to analyse things a bit more in engineering terms, you are looking at a Radial electric fan. Radial fans are designed to transfer large volumes of air at low speeds. while axials are working at much higher speeds to give the same volume of air. The axials are more efficient than radials due to their design. And that mean the air will have lower temperature. From an aerodynamic perspective now, when the radial fan is not working it's going to give enormous restriction to the air going in the manifold, while the axial fan will have much less effect on the flow as the air stream is not that much disturbed. If you want to look at electric superchargers look at e-ram, as they are axial and work at high speeds.



Stempies	Sat Jul 4, 2009 12:25 pm Post #10
Hot Lips Posts: 3,305 Group: Members Member #2,380 Joined: March 6, 2008	Cheers alogaparaloga, hadn't seen them before, bit pricey though!! E-RAM I have a deep pitch axial fan that i may try if i can make the appropriate adaptor pipe!



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